The ‘Red Cross was not there’: Texas official blasts the agency’s response after Hurricane Harvey
By Justin Elliott, Jessica Huseman, Decca Muldowney, ProPublica From Business Insider This story was co-published with The Texas Tribune. The Red Cross’ anemic response to Hurricane Harvey left officials in several Texas counties seething, emails obtained by ProPublica show. In…
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After the storm: How responsible tourism can help Caribbean hurricane recovery efforts
By Emma Higgins From Zegrahm Virtually every explorer dreams of traveling to the Caribbean at least once in their lifetime. The region’s vibrant cultures, endless beaches, delicious cuisine, and vast array of wildlife all contribute to its intoxicating allure, which…
Countries buying most gold jewelry
These 10 countries buy the most gold jewelry U.S. Global Investors From Business Insider For millennia, cultures across the globe have coveted gold jewelry for its brilliant yellow hue and imperviousness to rust and corrosion of any kind. That same…
The Las Vegas gunman’s bullets reportedly hit an aviation fuel tank near his hotel
David Choi From Business Insider During Stephen Paddock’s Sunday-night shooting spree on the Las Vegas Strip, some bullets hit a nearby aviation fuel tank, a source told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in a report published Wednesday. Though bullet holes were…
AlixPartners completes largest ever cross-border restructuring in Cayman Islands
From ABL Advisor AlixPartners, the global advisory firm, announced that it recently completed the successful financial restructuring of Ocean Rig UDW and certain of its subsidiaries. Ocean Rig is an international offshore drilling contractor providing oilfield services covering exploration, development,…
Antigua police probe suspicious death of teenager
BY SHAY SAVORY From Caribbean Times The Police are now labeling the death of 18 year old Alana Lloyd of Jennings New Extension as suspicious. Lloyd’s lifeless body was found laying on her bedroom floor around 3:30 pm on Tuesday,…
Cayman Islands: Small Business Development Workshop opens
Minister for Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Hon. Joseph (Joey) Hew opened a two day workshop on the setting up of a Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) at The Westin Grand Cayman last Wednesday morning, 4 October 2017. A prominent SBDC…
1 month after Hurricane Harvey hit, over 60,000 Texans are still displaced, living in shelters or hotel rooms paid for by FEMA
By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press From Business Insider HOUSTON (AP) — It has been a month since Hurricane Harvey brought devastating wind and flooding to the Texas coast and Houston area, and while the water has receded and businesses…
Another headache for Google as YouTube now promotes Las Vegas conspiracy theories
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, Google’s algorithm was under fire for purportedly promoting conspiracy theories that flourished on 4chan’s controversial /pol/ channel. But now Google has another headache from what is arguably…
We should never have told people to take supplements — and a new lawsuit shows why
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider More than 5,000 Americans are about to get a check in the mail, after regulators discovered that a Florida-based supplement maker was peddling an herbal drink mix that it claimed could help treat addiction….
